Ontario Free Press
(PENETANGUISHENE,ON) – The driving abilities of a 28-yr-old Penetanguishene resident operating a grey Kia north bound on Main Street, Penetanguishene caught the watchful eye of an officer from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment around 11:55 p.m. March 23, 2024. The officer observed the vehicle go east on Robert Street East and north on Fox Street was able […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – On March 24, 2024, at 8:28 p.m., the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic enforcement on Bluewater Highway. Police observed a vehicle swerving on the highway and conducted a traffic stop. While the officers were speaking to the driver, the driver was displaying signs of impairment. The driver provided a sample of […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Police charged the driver for impaired driving, after the vehicle failed to stop for a red light. On March 24, 2024, shortly after 12:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Front Street, West Nipissing. The driver failed to stop for […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – A young driver is facing charges after failing the Approved Screening Device (ASD) in Huron County. On March 23, 2024, at 4:48 p.m., the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Summer Hill Road in Central Huron. While the officers were speaking to the […]
(SEARCHMONT, ON) – A collision has resulted in impaired driving charges for one individual. On March 19, 2024, shortly before 10:00 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 556 in Vankoughnet Township. Through investigation, officers determined the vehicle driver had consumed […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual was charged following an investigation into an incident of impaired driving. At approximately 6:57 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to and investigated a report of a two-vehicle collision on Gunton Drive in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It was determined […]
(ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, ON) – On March 20, 2024, at 10:20 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a motor vehicle exit a licenced establishment on Lyndoch Street and was displaying expired licence plates. Upon speaking with a driver, it became apparent they had consumed an alcoholic beverage, at which time […]
(LUCAN BIDDULPH, ON) – Driver charged with Impaired after vehicle leaves roadway and rolls. On March 21, 2024, at 2:32 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Middlesex-London paramedic Service and local fire were dispatched to Elginfield Road in Lucan Biddulph, for the report of a single vehicle that left the roadway and […]
(MEAFORD, ON) – A local driver is facing impaired driving charge after the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint on a vehicle in the Municipality of Meaford. On March 20, 2024, at 5:39 p.m., the Grey Bruce OPP received a call for service regarding a traffic complaint of vehicle being driven recklessly around […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged another driver with impaired operation related offences, during Impaired Driving Prevention Week. On March 20, 2024, just before 10:00 p.m., officers from Dufferin OPP were conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot-check on First Line EHS and French Drive, in the […]